Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 16 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. He can be reached at [email protected] or (503) 399-6801.

Weather Alerts Heat advisory affecting Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and North Central Oregon Monday and Tuesday Published: Jun. 28, 2025, 12:21 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Thursday cautioning that heavy rain expected over slopes charred by last year’s wildfires could cause landslides in central Oregon, the east ...

Weather Alerts South Central Oregon Cascades and Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades under a winter weather advisory until Tuesday morning – up to 6 inches of snow Published: Nov. 11 ...

On Tuesday, it was announced that search and rescue crews were responding to a report that an avalanche may have buried at least one person in Oregon’s Central Cascade Mountains near a ...

In northwest Oregon, most of the Willamette Valley is classified as low risk while the edges of the valley and Coast Range mountains to the coast are largely moderate risk. The more forested ...

Some trails in Central Oregon never lose their luster no matter how many times you ride them. The Lower Whoops Trail is one such trail. Tucked into the Phil’s Trail network, the downhill-only ...

The maps classify the wildlife hazard level for each community in Oregon. Most of Central Oregon is in the "high hazard" category, which drew intense backlash here in the High Desert.

On Tuesday, it was announced that search and rescue crews were responding to a report that an avalanche may have buried at least one person in Oregon’s Central Cascade Mountains near a ...